India defeated the West Indies by 68 runs in the first match of the T20 series. West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran reacted after India’s victory. He said that, after which the India team went on to win the match. By batting first in this match, India had given a target of 191 runs. In response, the West Indies team was only able to score 122 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma played a 64-run innings for India.
Pooran said after losing the match: “It’s disappointing. Our players are sad. It was the first match in the series and now we are looking to come back in the next match. He scored 150 runs from 18 overs, I think he has since taken the match from us. The spinners did well and we will have to see some combinations in the future.
It is worth noting that while batting first, India scored 190 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. During this, Rohit faced 44 balls and scored 64 runs with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. While Suryakumar Yadav scored 24 runs on 16 balls. In the end, Dinesh Karthik made a dangerous hit. He had 41 no outs on 19 balls. In response, the West Indies players were only able to score 122 runs from 20 overs for the loss of 8 wickets.
